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Title: Google announced the Googlebook line of computers
RubyRose136 3 days ago
Google recently announced the Googlebook, that will eventually replace the Chromebook line of computers.

https://www.xda-developers.com/google-says-its-rethinking-laptops-again-new-android-powered-googlebook/

The major difference between the Chromebooks is that these Googlebooks run a Android-based system as opposed to the ChromeOS used by the Chromebooks, that is based on the Gentoo Linux distribution.

What are your thoughts on this announcement? For me I think that they will have a locked-down software, especially with the upcoming developer verification requeriment (given that they will run Android apps).
RubyRose136 15 hours ago
And Google will probably reveal more of this at Google I/O 2026, that begins today (May 19). Let's see...
Liam Squires-Hand 13 hours ago
More AI forced on searches, going to be the death of many websites due to a lack of traffic.
LoudTechie 1 hour ago
Quoting: RubyRose136Google recently announced the Googlebook, that will eventually replace the Chromebook line of computers.

https://www.xda-developers.com/google-says-its-rethinking-laptops-again-new-android-powered-googlebook/

The major difference between the Chromebooks is that these Googlebooks run a Android-based system as opposed to the ChromeOS used by the Chromebooks, that is based on the Gentoo Linux distribution.

What are your thoughts on this announcement? For me I think that they will have a locked-down software, especially with the upcoming developer verification requeriment (given that they will run Android apps).
Chromebooks already were respectably locked down.
Their android will be just as locked down.
They're hoping to capitalize on their gridlock on the education market and I fear it will work.
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